Biggie
Conjugate­ Show movie
Remember difference of perfect squares?
So what is the conjugate of?
Ex 2) (x ­ 5)
Ex 3) (t + 7)
Remember about square roots and denominators?
Simplify
Ex 3)
Ex 4) What if the denominator is a complex number?
Ex 5)
Ex 6)
Moral of the story: Anytime a fraction has a binomial with a square root in the denominator ­ ­ multiply by the conjugate!
assignment page 278, 47 ­ 63
Test Friday on complex and imaginary numbers
Title: Dec 19­8:48 AM (1 of 3)
Title: Sep 16­8:39 AM (2 of 3)
Title: Sep 16­8:55 AM (3 of 3)